For winter reading, I have already ordered via Internet The Perfect Storm (based on PW'ers comments - sounds fascinating !!!! ) Paddling Hawaii by Audrey Sutherland because the description sounded good. Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" type. (I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books. I have read "Deep Trouble" (from the stories run in Sea Kayaker over the years). Wonderful book and important for "newbies" like me to read. Thanks in advance, Susan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
MCLAURY_at_aol.com wrote: > > For winter reading, I have already ordered via Internet > The Perfect Storm (based on PW'ers comments - sounds fascinating !!!! )<< excellent book... better than any of those recommended below > Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" type. > (I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books.<< Four interesting books: Don Starkell <=== insane canoeist and kayaker "Paddle to the Amazon": 13000 mile trip from Winnipeg to mouth of Amazon in a canoe with son "Paddle to the Artic": insane trip over the top over a couple of summers Victoria Jason <=== not as insane as Don, but close "Kabloona in a Yellow Kayak": with Starkell on part of the Artic trip; then finished on her own... David Hayes and Daniel Hayes <== father/son combo "My Old Man and the Sea": 17,000 mile sailing trip in 25 ft sailboat fronm East Coast all the way around South America including the treacherous Cape Horn Tom Chicago *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:06 PM 11/11/99 -0800, Thomas M. Heineman wrote: >MCLAURY_at_aol.com wrote: >> >> For winter reading, I have already ordered via Internet >> The Perfect Storm (based on PW'ers comments - sounds fascinating !!!! )<< >excellent book... better than any of those recommended below > >> Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" type. >> (I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books.<< > >Four interesting books: >"Paddle to the Amazon": 13000 mile trip from Winnipeg to mouth of >Amazon in a canoe with son Another one worth reading is "Running the Amazon" by John Kane; In this one a journalist and a group of kayakers paddle the entire length of the river from it's source at over 17,000' to where it flows into the ocean. Although it's not paddling related, "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill Bryson is a highly entertaining read. It chronicles a thru-hike on the Appalachian trail. A couple that I *want* to read are Audrey Sutherlands two books; "Paddling Hawaii" and "Paddle My Own Canoe". *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:40 AM 11/12/99 -0500, John Fereira wrote: >Although it's not paddling related, "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill >Bryson is a highly entertaining read. It chronicles a thru-hike on >the Appalachian trail. With all the good books available about hiking the AT, I don't understand why so many people think that this piece of junk is such a good book. It's mostly full of incompetence and insensitivity, and that's how that guy writes. -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:13 AM 11/12/99 +0000, Wes Boyd wrote: >At 06:40 AM 11/12/99 -0500, John Fereira wrote: > >>Although it's not paddling related, "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill >>Bryson is a highly entertaining read. It chronicles a thru-hike on >>the Appalachian trail. > >With all the good books available about hiking the AT, I don't understand >why so many people think that this piece of junk is such a good book. It's >mostly full of incompetence and insensitivity, and that's how that guy >writes. Perhaps that's because the book isn't really *about* hiking the AT, as much as it is about his personal life experiences, which included hiking on the AT. I don't think "A Walk In The Woods" is any more about how to hike the AT anymore than "A Perfect Storm" is about how to run a commercial fishing boat. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> >>Although it's not paddling related, "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill > >>Bryson is a highly entertaining read. It chronicles a thru-hike on > >>the Appalachian trail. Second the highly entertaining read part. It's got several laugh out loud passages. I was going to comment on the "thru-hike" phrase, but I'll refrain so as not to ruin the suspense. > > > >With all the good books available about hiking the AT, I don't understand > >why so many people think that this piece of junk is such a good book. It's > >mostly full of incompetence and insensitivity, and that's how that guy > >writes. As a hiker, Bryson is a total incompetent, exceeded in his incompetence only by his companion. If he weren't, the book would be much less entertaining. As a writer, he's not incompetent at all. Who was he insensitive to? Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:26 AM 11/12/99 -0500, Steve Cramer wrote: >> >>Although it's not paddling related, "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill >> >>Bryson is a highly entertaining read. It chronicles a thru-hike on >> >>the Appalachian trail. > >Second the highly entertaining read part. It's got several laugh out >loud passages. I was going to comment on the "thru-hike" phrase, but >I'll refrain so as not to ruin the suspense. I didn't elaborate for the same reason. >> >With all the good books available about hiking the AT, I don't understand >> >why so many people think that this piece of junk is such a good book. It's >> >mostly full of incompetence and insensitivity, and that's how that guy >> >writes. > >As a hiker, Bryson is a total incompetent, exceeded in his incompetence >only by his companion. If he weren't, the book would be much less >entertaining. As a writer, he's not incompetent at all. > >Who was he insensitive to? Remember the woman they shared camp with for a few days? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I know it may be "bit" out there. But I highly recommend any of Jimmy Buffet's Books. they have a definite nautical slant, he's a GREAT story teller, and they're generally easy to pick up and put down with no loss of continuity (i.e. Good Bathroom Books :) Given the afore mentioned "maturity" of this list, I highly recommend his latest, "A Pirate Looks at Fifty", but his "Where is Joe Merchant?" resonates because of the anti Jet-ski theme. Best Regards, Sluf (Only 36, but feel like I'm 50 all the time...) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/12/1999 10:27:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes: << With all the good books available about hiking the AT, I don't understand >why so many people think that this piece of junk is such a good book. It's >mostly full of incompetence and insensitivity, and that's how that guy >writes. << Perhaps that's because the book isn't really *about* hiking the AT, as much as it is about his personal life experiences, which included hiking on the AT. I don't think "A Walk In The Woods" is any more about how to hike the AT anymore than "A Perfect Storm" is about how to run a commercial fishing boat. >> YES!!! Am more than half-way through Storm and have recently re-read Walk in the Woods. Lighten up, John, Bryson is very humorous. As he put it, they were going to hike the AT, just not all of it. Can't wait to read more of his books. And I'm wondering why on earth I'm reading a book about fishing (moi who was married to a sports fisherman who lives in Key Largo and always feel sorry for the fish!). The answer is because it's a damned good read (and the whole Pwise world :) recommended it!). Sandy Kramer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Here's my picks.......... The happy isles of Oceania. Paddling the pacific Paul Theroux- Putnan. Paul Theroux tramping thru the pacific with his feathercraft. Hilarious!! Ragged Islands. A journey by canoe through the inside passage Michael Poole - Greystone The story of a documentary film maker paddling solo from the south end of Desolation Sound to the Central Coast A boat in our baggage Maria Coffey - Abacus Maria Coffey and Dag Goering travels around the world with their feathercraft. Day of two sunsets. Michael Blades - Orca Michael Blades trips and paddling adventures on Canada's west coast. MCLAURY_at_aol.com wrote: > For winter reading, I have already ordered via Internet > The Perfect Storm (based on PW'ers comments - sounds fascinating !!!! ) > Paddling Hawaii by Audrey Sutherland because the description sounded good. > > Any other suggestions for travelogue-type kayak stories and/or "storm" type. > (I already have a mile-high pile of "instructional-type" books. > > I have read "Deep Trouble" (from the stories run in Sea Kayaker over the > years). Wonderful book and important for "newbies" like me to read. > > Thanks in advance, > Susan > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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